The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-07-23
POINTS FOR LADIES.
Numerous Hints on Dress and Fashion fou
: the Midsummer Season.

/ guo m1UNummer SeHsOus
Crocheted skirts in pale blue, white
pink or garnet are pretty for littl'
girls wear. They may be made il
shell design or they may be joined to {
yoke band of MORE silk.
Outdoor dresses and wraps have cx-
ceedingIy high collars, lined with
stiffest buclsram, and coming up close
under the chin, after the uncdmfort
able fashion of the old military stock.
A novelty in gcntlemen's rings is E
fine nugget, Roman gold, set will
sapphire, hyacinth or garnet inta Clio
another--a seal ring-has con cav
top Of Roman gold, with crest en-
graved.
The immense. Louis Quatorze collart
Of lace are now completely by cx-
tremely deep cuffs of lace, set on the
tight wristed sleeve in such way tina
they can be removed with the sleeve
itself.
The polonaise, which promised to be
n leading favorite during the season,
has not attained the position marked
out for it, yetit is largely worn and ha
the approval of the leaders of fashion
Pugs, once the fashion, have now be
come the sole and certain badge of an
cient maidenhood. No girl who wishe.
to be taken rs basking on the sunny
side of forty will be seen within mil.
of q pug.
Fashion has decreed positively tha-
young girls must not wear bonnets,
The restriction will not be very severe
ly felt, for it needs an expert nowaday
to decide whether any particular shape
is hat or a bonnet.
A new silver match box is made in
exact imitation of q cigar, faithfully
copied even to the veins of the wrap.
per and the label wrapped about them
Another is miniature folded ncwspa
der in white and black enamel.
Fashionable rustic flower pins consis
of sprays of roses, daisies or other pop
ular flowers, with leaves of chased greer
gold and petals of yellow gold in the
same finish, each twined around one Oh
two smooth polished twigs.
Roller skates, George Washin gtor
hatchets, Jake Sharp milk bottles,
Speaker Hustled scarf pins, build 0g pis-
tolls and game roostcrs made of German
silver, and equipped with cigar cutter,
are the newest fancy in charms.
A combined watch chain, pen and
penholder and bottle of ink, is shown.
This device is of French origin. By
pulling on the chain it stiffcns out into
a penholder fully equipped. The
charm on the end has small reservoir
| of ink.
Sofa pillows, foot-rests, bannerets
and screens are made Of stamped vel
vet or velveteen, painted in light tints
or in water colors. The slightest pos.
sible knowledge of painting is requisite,
for the art consists simply in coloring
the floral design delicately in colors
suitable to their forms. Leaves should
be in rather paler tints than nature or.
! ders.
Two, and even three, studs arc now
worn in full dress, and the correct thing
is moonstones, with plain, narrow set
tings. A charming device for studs is
that of moonstone flower with fine
diamond in the center. A modest and
popular stud has white enamele,
linen finish set with diamonds, rubies,
sapphires or ja acinths. Collar button:
are shown to match the above designs.
| The newest styles in scarf pins are
very small and include flies, spiders
and others of the insect tribes, with
luminous eyes, wings and backs OF
pearls. diamonds or rubies. A dainty
pin is shown of opals in cluster of
diamonds. A brilliant pin and des-
tined to be very popular is set with
jacinths and diamonds. A most unique
pin displays a flower of moonstonc set
with diamonds.
A novel butterfly ornament now in
use-a jeweled insect, with two curved,
sharp pointed prongs that release thei,
hold when the wings are closed-ssems
almost as volatile and noma(lic us the
little insect it represents. Now it is
seen as If alighting upoE some part ol
the bodice, next iG is found engaged III
the useful occupation of securing the
lace around the throat or performing
the functions of an ordinary brcastpin.
and then we find it calmly perchetl
upon the head of one of the popular
shell hairpins. grooved to receive the
claw-like prongs.-M Y Herald